Presser-foot for sewing-machines.



c. McNElL. PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1909.

EJ46 753, Patented 31113 25, 1915 wua-ndoz 61 Hie paw 5 CHESTER McmEIL, or 01110560,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB EEO UNION srncrni. machine COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COBPDRATIGN OF ILLIN QIS.

PBESSER-FOOT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

Application filed December 6, nine.

T all 1.071 cm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnns'rnn' McNnrL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ghicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Presser-Feet or Sewing- Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

, My invention relates to a presser foot for sewing machines, and particularly to a construction of presser foot which has been devised by me for use in making the imitation buttonhole set forth in my Patent No. 970,094, dated September 13th, 1910. Said imitation button hole is formed by means of a cord or gimp bent between its ends, so that the projecting ribs of the gimp are brought adjacent to each other, and the folded portions of the cord are laid in parallel lines, a sewing machine having two closely spaced needles with a cooperating under thread carrying looper being employed to pass lines of stitches through the projecting ribs, and through .the' fabric,

these stitches being secured by the cross threads of the .looper on the under side.

The object of the present invention, is toprovide a presser foot for use in connection with such a machine for guiding the gimp, and furthermore, it is desirable to provide for somelatitude in the sizeof the gimp used, and also to provide other features,

looking to the making-of a neat and finished.

product.

The invention consists in the various matters hereinafter, described, and referred to in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front perspective view of so much of a sewing machine, as is necessary to an understanding of :my invention, showing the presser foot applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of the presser foot. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the various parts; Fig. 5 is a cross section of the presser foot showing the gimp in place. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the imitation button hole. Fig. 7 is a detail view of a throatv plate having the center guide applied thereto instead of to the presser foot. I

In these drawings A represents a portion of the bed of a sewing machine of the Union Special two needletype, the two Specification of Letters Yatent.

. automatically to iutenteri Eda-3, i285, 1%15.

Seriai N0. 1,551.

needles, (23, .nbeing shown as closeiy spaced and the loops of thread carried thereby being concatenated on the render surhice with a cross thread carried by the looper o.

E represents the throat plate.

B represents the presser foot formi cg any invention, the some being provided on its under surface with a channel a, to receive the portions 2, 3, of the cord or gimp, which is folded as at l, and has projecting ribs. This presser foot is provided with on open ing for the passage of the needles and has secured to the-shank, a bent 1:, plate 9, which has projecting portions extending down through the needle opening bottom oi the presser foot, and forming guards for the needles, and also guides for the outer edges of the gimp, .w rich runs in the channel. Said presser foot hes also seecured to its upper face a flat spring plate E,

which is secured by the screw c to the presser foot, and by means of the enlarged opening through which the screw passes has a slight adjustment longitudinally; This spring plate has ano'iiset portion f, which portion 7' passes down through the slit g in the presser toot, and beyond portion extended downwiu-dly to a. iinmr guide it, which runs between the projecting ribs of the gimp, and at its forward end is guided in the slit 5] in the front of the presser foot. It will thus be seen that the tin 5:. terms a vertical yielding tongue or guide extending into the center of the channel or groove in the bottom of'the presser foot and projecting below the bottom of the channel, and also below the side portions of the foot, so that the guide may accommodate itself different thicknesses. of gimp. This center guide is adjustable in line with the direction of feed to adjust its vvertical surface with respect to the needles,

' in order that different sizes of gimp may be to the properly sewed to the material, the back of the fin h fitting inthe-fold of the gimp that is, when the folded gimp with the fabric is fed into the machine, the folded over portion will be drawn against the yielding guide to properly .position it with respect to the needles; then the needles sew the folded portion down,tand continue to sew allel cords.

For the purpose above mentioned, it will. be noted that the rear oi the fin hwhich projects downwardly from the portion f is the parno i 

